Palghar: Man who lost both legs in accident to get Rs 73 lakh

THANE: A 44-year-old man who lost both legs in a road accident in 2018 has been awarded a compensation of Rs 73 lakh by a Lok Adalat in Palghar district.
Deepak Namdeo Khandare, a manager with a travel and timeshare firm, was hit by a truck in March that year near Ambivali in Palghar while riding a motorcycle, officials said. Both his legs had to be amputated after the accident, leaving Khandare, who was earning Rs 54,000 per month at the time, and his kin devastated. Khandare and the insurance firms reached a settlement on August 13, and details of the order were made available on Thursday. The settlement was reached before Palghar Principal Judge AS Pratinidhi at the Lok Adalat, they added.